Buffalo Bills: 5 reasons why upcoming game vs. Bengals is crucial to win
By Brandon Ray
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This game is much bigger for the Buffalo Bills than people may realize. Heading into this game at 5-3, the Bills have not always looked like the same knock-out team that they can be. In Weeks 2-4, the Bills were the best team in the NFL, but now there is an argument that they are least scariest team who has a winning record in the league. Even though they looked better in Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it once again came down to the wire for the Bills to put the game away.
Buffalo is on the road, going into a hostile environment in Cincinnati where it is going to be loud and see what kind of team they are moving forward. The Bengals come in at 4-3 (tied for second place in the AFC North) and are turning around their season from when they had a rough start.
The Bills have advantages over the Bengals going into this game, but the Bengals also have more momentum heading into this primetime matchup.